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Kiwi businesses optimistic about 2010

TOPICS: Business news Economy Kiwi businesses are optimistic about the future despite predictions of lower than global average GDP growth, a global survey has found.

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Taskforce announces ways to save government cash

TOPICS: Business news Spending Debt Tax Economy Don Brash wants to see New Zealand close the pay gap with Australia by 2025 with measures including big cuts in top tax rates, cashing up the "Cullen Fund" to...

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Qantas job scare as profits nosedive

TOPICS: Business news Economy Recession Qantas has announced a $1.5 billion cost-cutting plan, leaving thousands of workers fearing for their jobs, after reporting an 87 percent drop in profits.

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Should parents be forced to pay school donations?

TOPICS: Business news Spending Financial planning Economy Are schools wrong to demand parents pay so-called "voluntary" fees?

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Small business tips for succeeding in a tough climate

TOPICS: Small business Economy Recession Recessions are a great time to increase your competitive advantage, buy out the opposition, and grow. A recession isn't time to sit tight and hope for survival...

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Are you finding it hard to save money?

TOPICS: Saving Financial planning Economy Retirement KiwiSaver It seems New Zealanders are finding it harder than ever to regularly save their money.

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British Airways asks staff to work for free

TOPICS: Business news Economy Recession Earning money UK airline British Airways has asked thousands of its staff for work for free in July in a bid to save the company from disaster.

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Clearing up NZ Super confusion

TOPICS: Financial planning Economy Retirement KiwiSaver Superannuation The government's decision to suspend automatic payments to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund does not affect New Zealanders' fortnightly NZ Super payments.

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The budget and your business

TOPICS: Business news Diana Clement Small business Economy If the budget pickings seem slim for your business, that's because the fat-busting budget is putting everyone on a diet.

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The budget and your back pocket

TOPICS: Business news Diana Clement Saving Personal finance Financial planning Debt Small business Tax Economy Recession Mortgage Retirement Superannuation For most of us what matters about the Government's debt-busting budget is how it affects our back pocket. It has implications for both singles and families.

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The fat-busting budget

TOPICS: Business news Diana Clement Saving Spending Debt Small business Tax Economy Recession Retirement KiwiSaver Superannuation It was heralded as one of the gloomiest budgets in decades. The good news is that although we've gained little, we've not faced swinging cuts...

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Crunchonomics: 12 things to do to survive the crunch

TOPICS: Diana Clement Saving Personal finance Financial planning Debt Economy Recession Earning money The credit crunch is set to get a whole lot worse. Or so say economists who predict unemployment is going to rise from 4.8 to 8 percent. Ouch! That's scary....